Community, Local Leaders Gather In Harlem To Call For End To Senseless Gun Violence
According to the NYPD, in comparison to this time last year, the number of people shot has gone up 206% while shooting incidents have jumped 184%.
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According to the NYPD, in comparison to this time last year, the number of people shot has gone up 206% while shooting incidents have jumped 184%.
"It's not something that's acceptable in this city. We cannot have people live in fear. We cannot have our young people in the crosshairs. It's not something that we will allow in this city," de Blasio said.
There are messages like "Cancel Rent," and "No Justice, No Peace," but many others must be blurred for television.
Alternate side parking and street cleaning have been suspended for most of the coronavirus shutdown.
No permits will be issued for any event in a location that has an Open Streets or Open Restaurant program.
De Blasio argued reforms can only move quickly when there's "unity of command" and "true accountability."
Face coverings will be required and capacities will be limited to allow for social distancing.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo said it's a state and local decision on when and where to reopen.
Mayor Bill de Blasio said most students will attend in-person classes two or three days a week, depending on the week.
School officials in New York City and surrounding suburbs are working on elaborate plans for the fall semester, but as far as Cuomo is concerned, a plan is nothing but a plan until he gives the green light.
Masks and social distancing will be required, and there will be no more than 15 children to a room.
De Blasio said $87 million of the $157 million project will come from the NYPD's capital budget in what he called the "spirit of redistribution."
The mayor said many factors are contributing to the rise in gun violence, including a court system that is not functioning, economic downturn and "people being cooped up for months."
Earlier this week, the mayor and governor said they were re-evaluating after seeing coronavirus cases climb in other states.
The closed streets give pedestrians more room to walk, and restaurants can put tables out both on the sidewalk and in the street.
Local artists and members of community groups will paint the words "Black Lives Matter" on both sides of the median, so the phrase can be read by anyone heading north or south.
President Donald Trump has blasted the planned mural as a "symbol of hate" against police that "denigrates this luxury avenue."
The mayor cited a Department of Education survey that collected responses from more than 450,000 families.
Earlier this week, the mayor and governor said they were considering pumping the brakes on indoor dining.
Cuomo says the city should redesign the way the NYPD polices communities.
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Protesters have been demanding cuts to the NYPD's nearly $6 billion spending in favor of education and social services to address he root of what drives people to crime.
The City Council and protesters want to shift how the city fights crime by focusing on prevention over punishment.
Gov. Andrew Cuomo and Mayor Bill de Blasio said they spoke about the spike in cases across the country, and indoor dining was a main area of concern.
The latest NYPD numbers show a whopping 142 percent increase in shootings last week, compared to the same time last year: 63 versus 26.
